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Alex Avila drove a first-pitch slider off the right field wall in the bottom of the ninth inning Thursday to give the Detroit Tigers a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees. Avila's two-out blast off Shawn Kelley hit midway up the wall and out of the reach of Ichiro Suzuki, who had to race back into the shadows to track the ball. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said he couldn't tell if the ball was catchable or not. "I heard him hit the wall and I heard the ball hit the wall," Girardi said. "The bottom line is it was a hit and we lost." Victor Martinez started the winning rally with a double off Kelley (2-5) and J.D. Martinez followed with...

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Alex Avila drove a first-pitch slider off the right field wall in the bottom of the ninth inning Thursday to give the Detroit Tigers a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees. Avila's two-out blast off Shawn Kelley hit midway up the wall and out of the...

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The White Sox sought a doubleheader sweep of the Tigers Saturday night at U.S. Cellular Field but wound up dropping the nightcap 8-4.
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